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THE  GIFT  OF 

FLORENCE  V.  V.  DICKEY 

TO  THE 

UNIVERSITY  OF  CALIFORNIA 

AT  LOS  ANGELES 


THE  DONALD  R.  DICKEY 

LIBRARY 
OF  VERTEBRATE  ZOOLOGY 


iTY  Church  Home 


1894 


TRINITY  CHURCH  HOME 


CHARTER,  DEED  OF  TRUST, 

CONSTITUTION, 
BY-LAWS  OF  THE  ALMONERS, 

Rules  for  the  Government  of  the  Home, 

ANNUAL  REPORTS  FOR  1893 

LIST    OF    SXJBSCIilBERS. 


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Corporation  of  Trinity  Churcli  Home. 


President, 
Rev.  Edwin  Harwood,  D.D. 

Vice-President, 
Mr.  William  W.  Farnam. 

Treasurer, 
Mr.  Gardner  Morse,  Jr. 

Secretary, 
Mr.  Charles  B.  Gilbert. 

Finance  Committee, 
Mr.  Charles  E.  Graves. 
Mr.  George  H.  Tuttle. 

CORPORA  TORS. 

Rev.  Edwin  Harwood,  D.D.  Mrs.  Maria  N.  Taylor. 

Miss  S.  M.  Edwards.  Mrs.  George  H.  Tuttle. 

Mr.  Gardner  Morse.  Mrs.  S.  A,  Bassett. 

Mrs.  T.  H.  Bishop.  Mr.  William  W.  Farnam. 

Miss  Sarah  A.  Morse.  Mr.  Charles  E.  Graves. 

Mrs.  Charles  E.  Graves.  Mr.  George  H.  Tuttle. 

Miss  C.  S.  Edwards.  Mr.  A.   Heaton  Robertson. 

Mrs.  William  W.  Farnam.  Mr.  William  W.  White. 

Miss  S.  G.  HoTCHKiss.  Mr.  Gardner  Morse,  Jr. 

Miss  Mary  L.  Booth.  Mr.  Charles  B.  Gilbert. 


THE  TRINITY  CHURCH  HOME 


CHARTER. 

General  Assembly,  May  Session,  1862, 

Upon  the  petition  of  the  Rector  and  Wardens  of  Trinity  Church 
in  New  Haven,  praying  for  the  incorporation  of  an  Associa- 
tion to  be  known  as  the  TRINITY  CHURCH  HOME,  in 
New  Haven,     Resolved  by  this  Assembly, — 

Section  I. 
That  the  Rev.  Edwin  Harwood,  W.  W.  Boardman, 
Joseph  E.  Sheffield,  Andrew  L.  Kidston,  Frederick 
J.  Betts,  Gardner  Morse,  Stephen  D.  Pardee,  Nathan- 
iel Booth,  James  M.  Mason,  Mary  E,  Edwards,  and 
Sarah  M.  Edwards,  all  of  the  city  and  county  of 
New  Haven,  and  such  other  persons  as  shall  be 
associated  with  them  hereafter,  according  to  their 
Constitution  and  By-Laws,  be  and  they  hereby  are 
constituted  and  created  a  body  politic  and  corporate, 
by  the  name  of  "  The  Trinity  Church  Home,"  and 
by  that  name  they  and  their  associates  and  successors 
shall  have  perpetual  succession,  and  be  and  remain 
a  body  politic  and  corporate  forever. 

Section  H. 

The  Trinity  Church  Home  is  created  for  the  pur- 
pose of  establishing  and  maintaining  in  the  city  of 
New  Haven,  a  refuge  for  the  poor  and  friendless 
members  of  Trinity  Parish,  and  such  others  as  the 
board  of  managers  may  think  entitled  to  its  benefits. 

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The  first  meetings  of  said  corporation  shall  be  held 
at  such  time  and  place  as  shall  be  appointed  by  the 
Rector  of  Trinity  Parish,  in  a  written  notice  to  the 
several  corporators  named  in  the  first  section  hereof. 

Section  III. 

The  Trinity  Church  Home  shall  have  power  to 
sue  and  to  be  sued,  plead  and  be  impleaded,  answer 
and  be  answered  unto,  appear  and  prosecute  to  final 
judgment,  in  any  court  or  elsewhere ;  to  have  a 
common  seal,  and  to  alter  the  same  at  pleasure  ;  to 
elect,  in  such  manner  as  the  Corporation  shall  deter- 
mine, all  such  officers  and  servants  as  they  may 
deem  expedient,  and  specify  and  define  their  duties  ; 
to  ordain  and  establish  a  constitution  and  by-laws 
for  the  government  of  their  affairs,  not  inconsistent 
with  the  laws  of  this  State,  and  to  alter  and  repeal 
the  same  at  pleasure  ;  to  receive  and  hold  any  estate, 
real  or  personal,  by  subscription,  gift,  grant,  devise, 
in  trust  or  otherwise,  purchase  or  bequest,  and  the 
same  to  improve,  lease,  exchange,  or  sell  and  con- 
vey :  and  the  same  shall  be  exempt  from  taxation,  so 
long  as  the  same,  or  the  avails  thereof,  shall  be  laid 
out  and  expended  solely  for  the  purposes  named  in 
the  second  section  of  this  resolve.  Provided,  that 
said  Corporation  shall  not  hold  at  any  one  time,  real 
estate  of  a  greater  annual  value  than  Five  Thousand 
Dollars. 

Section  IV, 

This  resolution  may  be  amended,  altered,  or  re- 
pealed, at  the  pleasure  of  the  General  Assembly. 


The  Deed  of  Trust. 


Having  for  many  years  entertained  the  feeling 
that  it  is  the  Christian  duty  of  all  such  as  have  been 
prospered  in  their  worldly  affairs,  to  do  something 
toward  relieving  the  wants  of  the  poor  and  unfor- 
tunate, and  thus  contribute  to  the  general  welfare  of 
the  community  in  which  he  lives,  I  am  moved,  now 
in  the  time  of  excellent  health,  for  which  I  devoutly 
thank  God,  to  employ  a  portion  of  my  time  (if 
further  spared)  this  and  the  ensuing  year,  in  erecting 
for  poor  children,  chiefly  females,  a  spacious  and 
comfortable  school  building,  with  apartments  for 
the  teachers  and  a  Chaplain  (if  one  should  be  em- 
ployed) for  the  occupancy  and  use  of  the  "  Parish 
School  of  Trinity  Church  "  of  this  City,  a  corporate 
institution  already  existing  and  in  operation  in 
the  Parish  of  Trinity  Church.  And  on  the  same 
grounds  (in  George  street,  recently  purchased  of 
the  Misses  Edwards)  a  convenient,  comfortable  and 
appropriate  building  for  the  occupancy  and  use  of 
the  **  Trinity  Church  Home  "  of  this  City,  also  a  cor- 
porate institution  already  in  successful  operation 
within  said  parish.  And  midway  between  these  two 
buildings  a  convenient  and  appropriate  Chapel,  to  be 
known  as,  and  called  "  Trinity  Chapel,"  for  the  use 
and  benefit  of  both  the  aforesaid  institutions  ;  all  of 
which,  together  with  the  land  on  which  they  are 
erected,  I  propose  to  present  and  convey  to  the 
Corporation  of  Trinity  Church,  New  Haven,  in  trust, 
for  the  use  and  benefit  of  the  aforesaid  institutions, 


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on  such  conditions,  and  under  such  stipulations  as 
are  made  and  set  forth  in  the  following  deed  of 
conveyance. 

Now  therefore,  Know  all  men  by  these  presents? 
That  I,  Joseph  E.  Sheffield,  of  New  Haven  in  the 
State  of  Connecticut,  in  consideration  of  the  fore- 
going premises,  and  divers  other  important  consid- 
erations thereunto  me  moving,  and  in  further  con- 
sideration of  One  Dollar  in  hand,  do  hereby  grant, 
sell,  and  convey  to  the  Parish  of  Trinity  Church  of 
New  Haven,  their  Wardens  and  Vestry,  and  their 
successors  forever,  in  trust  as  aforesaid,  all  that 
certain  piece  and  parcel  of  land  in  this  city  on  the 
north  side  of  George  street,  between  College  and 
High  streets,  bounded  as  follows,  viz  :  commencing 
one  hundred  and  ninety-eight  (198)  feet  and  three  (3) 
inches  from  the  northwest  corner  of  College  and 
George  streets,  running  northerly  ninety  (90)  feet, 
thence  easterly  forty-eight  (48)  feet,  thence  northerly 
again,  along  the  lands  of  Gad  Day  and  others, 
ninety  (90)  feet  and  six  (6)  inches,  thence  westerly 
along  the  lands  of  Arthur  D.  Osborne,  Thomas  B. 
Osborne,  Wilson  Booth  and  others,  one  hundred  and 
forty  (140)  feet,  thence  southerly  along  the  lands  of 
Curtis  J.  Monson  eighty-five  (85)  feet  and  nine  (9) 
inches,  thence  easterly  forty-eight  (48)  feet,  thence 
southerly  to  George  street  ninety  (90)  feet,  thence 
easterly  along  George  street  forty-one  (41)  feet  to 
the  place  of  beginning,  being  all  the  rear  part  of  the 
aforesaid  lot,  with  a  passageway  or  court  of  forty-one 
(41)  feet  more  or  less  on  George  street,  leading  to 
the  buildings. 


Provided^  however,  and  it  is  distinctly  a  condition 
of  this  conveyance,  that  the  building  now  in  process 
of  erection,  known  and  intended  to  be  known  as 
the  "  Trinity  Church  Home "  for  aged,  infirm  and 
indigent  females,  situated  on  the  northwest  portion 
of  the  grounds,  together  with  so  much  of  the  ground 
or  yard  as  lies  between  said  building  and  the  Chapel, 
and  also  between  said  building  and  the  front  lots, 
being  ninety  (90)  feet  from  George  street,  shall  be 
occupied  and  used,  solely  and  forever,  for  the  pur- 
poses named  and  set  forth  in  the  act  of  incorpora- 
tion of  said  "  Church  Home,"  and  for  no  other 
purpose,  under  such  conditions  and  regulations  as 
are  and  may  be  made  and  established,  from  time  to 
time,  by  the  directors  and  managers  of  that  humane 
institution. 

And  it  is  especially  stipulated  that  the  inmates  of 
the  said  "  Church  Home  "  shall  always  have  reserved 
seats  in  the  aforesaid  Chapel  when  finished,  and  free 
and  easy  access  to  them,  on  all  the  customary  services 
of  the  church. 

Provided  further.  That  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  of 
Trinity  Church  shall  annually  choose  from  their  num- 
ber, a  committee  of  five  (5)  including  the  Rector,  to 
be  called  the  "  Parish  School  Committee  "  (two  of 
whom  shall  be  their  own  Wardens),  whose  duty  it 
shall  be  to  consult,  cooperate  with,  and  assist  the 
corporators  and  managers  of  the  Parish  School  in 
regulating  and  conducting  the  affairs  of  said  school 
for  which  the  building  is  now  being  built,  and  the 
Chapel  thereof ;  to  advise  in  the  employment  of 
teachers  and  a  chaplain  (if  one  should  be  employed) 


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or  both ;  and  may  at  their  discretion  rent  so  many  of 
the  Pews  or  Slips  of  said  Chapel  as  they  may  deem 
advisable,  not  exceeding  thirty  (30)  and  at  prices  not 
exceeding  twenty  (20)  dollars  a  year  for  ten  (10)  ; 
ten  (10)  dollars  a  year  for  ten  (10)  others  ;  and  five 
(5)  dollars  a  year  for  ten  (10)  others,  reserving 
always  pews  enough  next  nearest  the  chancel  for 
the  inmates  of  the  Home  and  the  children  and 
teachers  of  the  Parish  School,  and  appropriate  the 
income  of  said  rented  pews  in  aid  of  the  Chap- 
lain's salary,  and  the  necessary  expenses  and  repairs 
of  the  Chapel  and  school  building.  And  it  is  fur- 
ther stipulated  and  enjoined,  and  made  a  part  of  the 
consideration  of  this  conveyance,  that  the  corpora- 
tion of  the  Parish  School,  before  possessing  or 
occupying  the  building  now  being  built  for  the 
School  shall  vote  to  continue  to  apply  the  income 
of  the  funds  of  said  corporation  (the  most  of  which 
were  contributed  by  me)  together  with  the  income 
of  all  future  donations  they  may  receive  for  the  use 
and  benefit  of  the  School,  solely  and  exclusively  to 
the  payment  of  the  salaries  of  teachers  and  chaplain 
when  one  is  employed  (all  of  whom  are  expected  to 
reside  in  the  building  thus  prepared  for  them),  and 
for  necessary  expenses  and  repairs  of  the  school 
building  and  chapel. 

And  it  is  further  stipulated,  and  it  shall  be  the 
duty  of  the  afore-mentioned  "  Parish  School  Com- 
mittee," to  keep  an  account  of  all  income  and 
expenditures  of  and  for  said  Parish  School  and 
Chapel,  and  report  the  same  with  the  vouchers  there- 
for annually  to  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  of  Trinity 


Church  at  some  meeting  thereof  immediately  pre- 
ceding their  annual  meeting. 

And  it  is  especially  stipulated,  and  made  a  part  of 
the  consideration  of  this  conveyance,  that  if  at  any 
time  the  said  property  hereby  conveyed,  or  any  part 
thereof,  shall  be  discontinued  for  the  uses  and  pur- 
poses of  said  institutions  according  to  their  several 
charters  of  incorporation  as  set  forth  in  this  deed, 
or  be  converted  or  diverted  to  any  other  use  or 
occupation,  then  this  conveyance  shall  be  null  and 
void,  and  the  said  property  shall  revert  to  me  or  my 
right  heirs.  And  for  the  purpose  of  convenient 
reference,  in  order  that  the  several  conditions  and 
stipulations  set  forth  in  this  deed  may  not  be  lost 
sight  of  or  misunderstood,  it  is  made  the  duty  of  the 
Wardens  and  Vestry  of  Trinity  Church  to  have  it 
plainly  transcribed  into  their  Parish  records. 

It  is  with  a  strong  hope  and  belief  that  the  Parish 
School,  after  the  new  buildings  are  completed  and 
occupied,  will  commend  itself  to  the  especial  favor 
of  the  Rector  of  Trinity  Church,  and  the  members 
of  the  Parish  and  congregation.  And  that  the 
"  Church  Home "  for  worthy,  infirm  and  indigent 
ladies,  will  hereafter  be  moderately  endowed  by 
some  of  the  wealthy  and  kind-hearted  members  of 
the  Parish,  so  that  a  permanent  income  for  it,  to 
some  extent  at  least,  may  be  relied  upon,  which 
income,  together  with  the  annual  subscriptions,  and 
the  weekly  and  monthly  contributions  of  the  ladies 
of  the  Parish  as  at  present,  will  insure  to  its  worthy 
and  unfortunate  inmates  all  the  bodily  and  spiritual 
comforts  which   it  is   the  bounden   duty  of    every 


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Christian  community  to  provide  for  the   sick   and 
needy,  that  I  now  make  this  conveyance. 

To  have  and  to  hold  the  said  premises  to  them,  the 
said  Wardens  and  Vestry,  and  their  successors  for- 
ever, for  the  use  and  benefit  of  The  Parish  School  of 
Trinity  Church,  and  The  Trinity  Church  Home, 
respectively  in  manner  above  set  forth. 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand 
and  seal  this  24th  day  of  July,  A.  D.  1868. 

JOS.  E.  SHEFFIELD,     [seal.] 

Signed,  sealed  and  delivered 
in  presence  of 

John  S.  Beach. 
Francis  Wayland. 


New  Haven  County,  ss.  | 
New  Haven,  July  24th,  1868.  f 

Personally  appeared,  Joseph  E.  Sheffield,  signer 
and  sealer  of  the  foregoing  instrument,  and  acknowl- 
edged the  same  to  be  his  free  act  and  deed,  before  me. 

FRANCIS   WAYLAND, 

Notary  Public. 


Subsequent  Article. 

State  of  Connecticut,  \ 

City  and  County  of  New  Haven,  ss.  \ 

Whereas,  I  the  undersigned,  Joseph  E.  Sheffield, 
of  the  City  and  County  of  New  Haven,  State  of 
Connecticut,  have  heretofore  executed  a  deed  of 
trust,  bearing  date  the  24th  day  of  July,  A.  D.  1868, 
to  the  Corporation  of  Trinity  Church,  New  Haven, 
in  trust  for  the  Corporation  of  the  "  Parish  School 
of  Trinity  Church,"  and  the  Corporation  of  the 
"Trinity  Church  Home,"  in  which  deed  of  trust  the 
contingency  of  a  chaplain  being  employed  for  said 
two  last  named  institutions  is  contemplated,  but  no 
designation  is  made  by  which  said  three  corporations 
such  chaplain — if  one  should  be  employed — is  to  be 
elected,  or  appointed  ; 

Now  therefore,  I  do  hereby,  in  furtherance  of  the 
due  and  proper  observance  of  the  trusts  specified  in 
said  deed  of  trust,  declare  and  provide,  that  said 
chaplain — if  one  should  be  employed — shall  be 
elected  and  appointed  by  the  Parish  of  Trinity 
Church. 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand 
and  seal,  at  New  Haven,  the  26th  day  of  November, 
A.  D.  1869. 

JOS.  E.  SHEFFIELD,     [seal.] 

Signed  and  sealed  in  the 
presence  of 

Edward  A.  Ray. 
Dennis  A.  Kimberly. 


CONSTITUTION. 


Article  I. 
Membership. 

Section  i.  The  corporation  of  Trinity  Church 
Home  shall  consist  of  the  Rev.  Edwin  Harwood, 
W.  W.  Boardman,  Joseph  E.  Sheffield,  Andrew  L. 
Kidston,  Frederick  J.  Betts,  Gardner  Morse,  Stephen 

D.  Pardee,  Nathaniel  Booth,  James  M.  Mason,  Mary 

E.  Edwards,  Sarah  M.  Edwards,  and  such  other  per- 
sons as  have  been  elected  members  previous  to  the 
adoption  of  this  amended  constitution. 

Sec.  2.  Any  person  connected  with  the  parish  of 
Trinity  Church,  may  be  elected,  by  ballot,  a  member 
of  the  corporation  at  any  annual  meeting  thereof, 
and  such  members  shall  be  elected  from  time  to 
time,  so  that  the  whole  number  of  corporate  mem- 
bers shall  not  be  less  than  eleven. 

Sec.  3.  Any  member  who  has  ceased  to  be  con- 
nected with  Trinity  Church  parish,  or  who  has  not 
attended  the  meetings  of  the  corporation  for  three 
consecutive  years  may,  by  vote  of  the  corporation, 
be  dropped  from  the  list  of  members. 

Sec.  4.  A  correct  list  of  the  members  of  the  cor- 
poration shall  be  kept  by  the  secretary. 


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Article  II. 
Meetings. 

Section  i.  The  annual  meeting  of  the  corpora- 
tion shall  be  held  on  the  first  Wednesday  in  Advent, 
or  on  such  other  day  as  the  president,  with  the 
advice  of  the  treasurer  and  secretary,  may  appoint, 
notice  of  which  meeting  shall  be  given  in  Trinity 
Church  on  the  Sunday  next  preceding  the  day  of 
said  meeting.  Notice  shall  also  be  sent  by  the  sec- 
retary to  each  member. 

Sec.  2.  Special  meetings  may  be  called  by  the 
president,  and  shall  be  called  upon  request  in 
writing  of  three  members  of  the  corporation. 
Notice  of  special  meetings  shall  be  given  in  the 
same  manner  as  for  the  annual  meeting. 

Sec.  3.  Five  shall  constitute  a  quorum  for  the 
transaction  of  business. 

Article  III. 
Officers. 

Section  i.  The  officers  of  the  corporation  shall 
be  a  president,  a  vice-president,  a  secretary  and  a 
treasurer.  The  Rector  of  Trinity  Church  shall  be 
ex-officio,  president.  The  remaining  officers  shall 
be  chosen  by  ballot  at  the  annual  meeting,  or  at  an 
adjourned  meeting  thereof,  to  hold  office  until  the 
next  annual  meeting  or  until  their  successors  are 
chosen. 

Sec  2.  The  president,  vice-president,  and  secre- 
retary  shall  respectively  perform  the  duties  usually 
pertaining  to  those  offices. 


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Sec.  3.  The  treasurer  shall  have  charge  of  the 
funds  of  the  corporation,  shall  receive,  disburse, 
and  invest  the  same,  as  may  be  required  ;  shall  keep 
an  account  of  the  financial  transactions  of  the  year, 
and  submit  a  full  report  of  the  same  at  the  annual 
meeting,  together  with  an  inventory  of  the  property. 
All  investments  shall  be  made  by  the  treasurer,  with 
the  advice  of  the  finance  committee. 

Sec.  4.  The  corporation,  at  its  annual  meeting, 
shall  appoint  a  finance  committee  of  at  least  two 
members.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  finance  com- 
mittee to  advise  with  the  treasurer  as  to  invest- 
ments, to  audit  his  accounts,  and  to  examine  the 
securities  of  the  corporation. 

Article  IV. 

Almoners. 

At  its  annual  meeting,  or  at  an  adjourned  meeting 
thereof,  the  corporation  shall  appoint  ten  ladies 
connected  with  the  parish  of  Trinity  Church,  as 
almoners.  These  ten  almoners  shall  have  power 
to  add  to  their  number,  not  exceeding  ten  other 
almoners,  who  must  also  be  connected  with  the 
parish  of  Trinity  Church.  The  almoners  shall 
constitute  a  board  of  managers  for  the  Home,  and 
its  inmates,  arrange  for  soliciting  donations,  whether 
of  money,  food,  fuel,  or  clothing,  and  the  distribution 
thereof,  except  that  all  donations  of  money,  or  the 
representation  thereof,  shall  be  placed  in  the  hands 
of  the  treasurer  of  the  corporation,  to  be  disposed 
of   in  accordance  with  the  terms  of  the   donation. 


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The  almoners  may  draw  on  the  treasurer  from  time 
to  time  for  such  amounts  as  may  be  necessary  for 
current  expenses  from  such  funds  as  may  be  in  his 
hands  for  that  purpose.  The  almoners  shall  decide 
who  shall  be  the  beneficiaries  of  the  Home,  and 
upon  what  terms,  when  they  shall  be  received  and 
when  discharged,  and  in  all  cases  of  disagreement 
among  themselves,  the  matter  may  be  referred  to  or 
inquired  into  by  the  corporation.  The  almoners 
shall  adopt  by-laws  for  their  own  organization  and 
rules  for  the  government  of  the  Home.  Such  by- 
laws and  rules  and  all  doings  of  the  almoners  shall 
be  subject  to  the  approval  of  the  corporation.  The 
almoners  shall  present  a  full  report  to  the  corpora- 
tion at  its  annual  meeting,  of  their  official  transac- 
tions during  the  preceding  year,  the  changes  made 
in  their  by-laws  and  rules,  the  receipts  and  expen- 
ditures of  the  Home,  and  their  purposes  and  pros- 
pects for  the  future. 

Article  V. 

Any  person  who  may  contribute  one  thousand 
dollars  shall  thereupon  become  a  member  of  the 
corporation  and  a  patron  of  the  Home  and  shall  be 
entitled  to  nominate  a  beneficiary,  subject  to  the 
approval  of  the  corporation. 

Article  VI. 

The  Rector  of  Trinity  Church  shall  be,  ex-officio^ 
chaplain  and  visitor  of  the  Home. 


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Article  VII. 

This  constitution  shall  not  be  altered,  except  such 
alteration  shall  have  been  proposed  at  one  legal 
meeting,  and  adopted  at  a  subsequent  legal  meeting. 

Article  VIII, 

This  amended  constitution  shall  go  into  opera- 
tion on  the  date  of  its  adoption,  and  on  the  same 
day  officers  shall  be  elected  to  hold  office  until  the 
annual  meeting  on  the  first  Wednesday  in  Advent, 
1894,  and  the  existing  almoners  shall  continue  in 
office  until  the  same  time. 

Adoptbc  June  4th,  1894. 


ALMONERS. 


OFFICERS. 

President,  Mrs.  J.  Hiller. 
1st  Vice-President,  Mrs.  M,  J.  Daggett. 
2d  Vice-President,  Mrs.  W.  W.  Farnam. 
Secretary,  Miss  S.  M.  Edwards. 
Treasurer,  Miss  S.  G.   HoTCHKiss. 

EXECUTIVE    COMMITTEE. 

Mrs.  Mansfield.  Miss  Morse. 

Mrs.  Graves.  Miss  Booth. 

Mrs.  Daggett. 


ALMONERS. 

Mrs.  J.  Hiller, 

Mrs. 

Mrs.  C.  E.  Graves. 

Mrs, 

Mrs.  T.  H.  Bishop. 

Mrs, 

Mrs.  William  H.  Law. 

Mrs. 

Mrs.  William  Beebe, 

Miss 

Mrs.  Mary  A,  Mansfield. 

Mrs. 

Miss  Sarah  A.  Morse, 

Mrs, 

Miss  Sara  G.  Hotchkiss. 

Miss 

Miss  E.  A.  Eld. 

Mrs. 

Miss  S.  M.  Edwards. 

Mrs. 

S.  A.  Bassett. 
M.  J.  Daggett. 
William  W.  Farnam, 
George  A.  Butler, 
C,  S.  Edwards. 
Maria  N.  Taylor. 
George  B.  Martin. 
M.  L,  Booth. 
Denning  Duer. 
George  H.  Tuttle, 


By-Laws  of  the  Almoners  of  Trinity 
Church  Home. 


Section  I, 

A  meeting  of  the  almoners  shall  be  held  at  the 
Home  within  one  week  after  their  election,  at  such 
time  as  shall  be  appointed  by  the  president  of  the 
corporation  ;  and  at  such  meeting  or  subsequent 
meeting,  they  may  elect  additional  almoners  not  to 
exceed  ten. 

Section  II. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  almoners  called  for  the  pur- 
pose, they  shall  choose  from  their  number  a  presi- 
dent, two  vice-presidents,  secretary  and  treasurer, 
who  shall  hold  their  offices  for  one  year  and  until 
others  are  chosen  in  their  stead. 


Section  III. 

Regular  meetings  of  the  almoners  shall  be  held 
at  the  Home  on  the  last  Monday  in  each  month,  and 
special  meetings  may  be  called  at  any  time  by  the 
president,  or  in  case  of  her  absence  or  inability  to 
act,  by  either  of  the  vice-presidents. 


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Section  IV. 

Five  almoners  shall  constitute  a  quorum  for  the 
transaction  of  business  at  any  regular  or  special 
meeting. 

Section  V. 

The  business  of  the  meetings  shall  commence  as 
soon  after  the  hour  appointed  as  a  quorum  may  be 
present  and  shall  be  presented  in  the  following 
order,  viz  : 

1.  Religious  exercises. 

2.  Calling  of  the  roll. 

3.  Minutes  of  the  last  meeting  read  and  approved. 

4.  Matron's  report. 

5.  Visitor's  report. 

6.  Treasurer's  report. 

7.  Selection  of  a  monthly  visitor. 

8.  Miscellaneous  business. 

Section  VI. 

The  almoners  shall  appoint  from  their  number  an 
executive  committee  of  five.  It  shall  be  the  duty 
of  said  committee  to  obtain  from  such  members  of 
the  parish  as  are  able  and  willing  to  contribute, 
donations  of  money,  provisions  or  other  articles,  for 
the  use  of  the  Home  either  annually  or  oftener,  as 
the  wants  of  the  inmates  may  require,  or  the  con- 
tributors may  decide. 

The  executive  committee  with  the  monthly  vis- 
itor shall  decide  any  minor  difficulties  which  may 
arise  among  the  inmates  of   the  Home  ;  matters  of 


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consequence  to  be  referred  either  to  the  board  of 
almoners  or  to  the  corporation  for  determination. 

Section  VII. 

No  person  shall  be  admitted  to  the  Home  as  a 
beneficiary  until  her  application  shall  have  been 
before  the  almoners  for  one  month,  except  in  cases 
of  special  emergency  ;  and  then  be  admitted  by  a 
vote  passed  at  a  regular  meeting. 

Preference  in  all  cases  shall  be  given  to  aged  and 
indigent  members  of  the  congregation  of  Trinity 
Church  ;  but  applicants  may  be  admitted  from  other 
parishes  and  denominations  upon  such  terms  as  the 
board  of  almoners  may  prescribe. 

Section  VIII. 

The  almoners  shall  at  each  monthly  meeting 
appoint  one  of  their  members  as  visitor  for  the 
ensuing  month,  whose  duty  it  shall  be  to  visit  the 
Home  as  often  as  practicable  ;  not  less  than  twice  a 
week.  She  shall  visit  every  department,  inspect 
personally  the  room  of  each  inmate,  and  make  her- 
self familiar  with  the  details  of  the  Home,  taking 
cognizance  of  the  non-observance  of  any  rule ;  and 
make  a  faithful  report  in  writing  at  the  monthly 
meeting  of  the  almoners. 


Rules  for  the  Government  of  Trinity 
Church  Home. 


Rule  I. 


The  matron  shall  have  entire  charge  of  the  house 
under  the  direction  of  the  almoners,  and  keep  every 
department  within  and  around  the  house  in  good 
order.  She  must  have  a  watchful  care  of  every 
inmate  of  the  family,  and  without  partiality  faith- 
fully administer  to  the  wants  and  comforts  of  each, 
as  their  several  circumstances  may  require.  She 
shall  have  the  hiring  of  the  servants  and  the  order- 
ing of  them.  She  is  to  enforce  the  rules  of  the 
house,  to  be  present  at  meals,  to  see  that  they  are 
properly  served,  proper  order  observed  at  table,  and 
ask  a  blessing  at  each  meal.  If  improper  conduct  is 
observed  in  any  member  of  the  family,  she  is  to 
report  the  same  to  the  executive  committee.  She 
must  keep  a  record  of  every  article  that  is  sent  to 
the  Home,  whether  purchases  or  donations,  and  by 
whom  sent,  in  a  book  provided  for  that  purpose. 
She  is  to  make  from  time  to  time  a  list  of  whatever 
supplies  are  needed  and  give  it  to  the  executive 
committee.  She  is  also  to  make  a  monthly  report  to 
the  almoners  respecting  the  state  of  the  Institution, 
not  neglecting  the  breach  of  any  of  the  rules  by  any 
inmate  of  the  house. 


Rule  II. 

It  will  be  required  of  those  who  are  able,  to  make 
their  own  beds  and  sweep  their  own  rooms,  keeping 
them  thoroughly  neat,  under  the  direction  of  the 
matron  ;  also  to  sew  and  knit  and  assist  in  such 
domestic  duties  as  the  matron  may  require,  render- 
ing such  service  as  they  can  for  the  benefit  of  the 
Institution  and  for  the  comfort  of  those  more  help- 
less than  themselves. 

Rule  III. 

The  breakfast  bell  shall  be  rung  at  seven  o'clock, 
dinner  will  be  served  at  half  past  twelve,  and  tea  at 
half  past  five.  The  same  conduct  must  be  observed 
at  table  as  in  any  well  regulated  family.  The 
matron  will  preside,  carve  the  meat  and  help  the 
inmates,  and  all  who  are  able  must  attend  the  gen- 
eral table  punctually  at  the  appointed  hours.  If 
unable  to  attend,  a  suitable  meal  will  be  sent  to  their 
rooms. 

Rule  IV. 

Family  prayers  shall  be  offered  morning  and  even- 
ing by  the  matron,  at  which  each  member  of  the 
family  who  is  able  is  required  to  attend.  Services 
are  also  held  twice  a  week  by  the  chaplain  at  which 
also  attendance  is  required. 

Rule  V. 

The  matron  shall  have  entire  control  of  the  lights, 
seeing  that  the  gas  is  lighted  and  extinguished  at  the 
hours  specified   in  the  rules.      It   shall   be   lighted 


every  evening  in  the  side  halls  and  parlor  where  the 
inmates  can  assemble.  At  nine  o'clock  p.  m.,  the  gas 
in  the  halls  shall  be  lowered  as  much  as  possible  and 
so  remain  during  the  night ;  at  the  same  hour,  the  gas 
may  be  lighted  in  each  bed-room  and  burn  for  half 
an  hour,  but  must  then  be  extinguished  by  the 
matron. 

Rule  VI. 

Washing  and  ironing  must  not  be  done  by  the 
inmates  except  by  special  permission,  and  none  of 
the  inmates  will  be  allowed  to  go  into  the  kitchen 
unless  requested  by  the  matron  to  assist  in  the  work. 

Rule  VII. 

No  inmate  of  the  Home  will  be  permitted  to  enter 
the  room  of  any  other  occupant  without  her  per- 
mission ;  and  no  room  must  be  locked  at  night. 

Rule  VIII. 

No  solid  thing  must  be  thrown  into  the  slop  pails 
or  wash  basins,  neither  papers,  bits  of  cloth,  thread, 
hair,  matches,  or  anything  else  that  will  clog  the 
pipes.  Nothing  whatever  may  be  thrown  into  the 
bath-tub.     It  must  be  used  for  bathing  alone. 

Rule  IX. 

The  inmates  will  not  be  allowed  to  interfere  or 
find  fault  with  the  matron  ;  but  if  any  think  they 
have  cause  of  complaint,  they  must  apply  to  the  ex- 
ecutive committee  who  will  take  such  action  thereon 


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as  they  may  deem  proper.  All  difficulties  among  the 
inmates  must  be  referred  to  the  almoners  for  settle- 
ment, and  the  parties  must  abide  by  their  decision 
or  leave  the  Home.  No  inmate  may  interfere  with 
those  to  whom  a  particular  portion  of  house-work  is 
assigned  in  a  way  to  prevent  the  proper  performance 
of  their  duty.  If  this  rule  is  violated,  complaint 
must  be  made  to  the  matron. 

Rule  X. 

Any  inmate  desiring  to  leave  the  Home  to  be 
absent  from  a  meal  or  over  night,  must  give  notice 
of  such  intention  to  the  matron  as  well  as  where  she 
purposes  to  go  and  the  probable  length  of  her 
absence  ;  and  no  one  must  leave  the  premises  after 
nightfall,  without  permission  :  and  the  house  must 
be  closed  at  an  early  hour. 

Rule  XL 

In  order  to  preserve  harmony  in  the  house,  the 
strictest  attention  must  be  paid  to  the  rules.  For 
the  first  violation,  there  will  be  an  admonition  ;  for 
the  second,  a  complaint  will  be  made  to  the  al- 
moners ;  and  for  the  third,  the  offender  may  be 
dismissed  from  the  Home. 


Annual  Report  of  the  Secretary  of  the 
Almoners. 


Our  report  for  the  year  last  passed,  closes  what 
has  been,  in  some  respects,  one  of  the  most  eventful 
years  that  we  have  ever  known.  From  its  begin- 
ning, the  Angel  of  Death  has  hovered  over  our 
Church  Home,  and  entering,  has  at  every  season 
removed  one  and  another  of  its  members,  until  no 
less  than  four  have  passed  into  another  World. 

In  January,  Miss  Wadsworth,  who  had  been  in  the 
Home  since  1886,  breathed  her  last  on  her  83d  birth- 
day ;  in  life  and  death  blessing  the  Home  for  all  it 
had  done  for  her.  She  was  long  a  sufferer,  patient, 
and  uncomplaining.  In  April,  her  death  was  fol- 
lowed by  that  of  Miss  Henrietta  Tallmadge,  who 
had  been  in  the  Home  since  1871 — a  period  of 
twenty-two  years.  For  years  deprived  of  sight, 
which  made  it  impossible  for  her  to  read,  or  sew,  or 
do  anything  useful,  life  had  long  been  a  burden  to 
her,  and  she  was  ready  to  welcome  with  joy  the 
summons  to  depart,  and  join  those,  especially  the 
lamented  sister,  with  whom  she  had  so  long  been 
knit  together  in  the  "  one  Communion  and  Fellow- 
ship." 

In  June  occurred  the  death  of  Miss  Sarah  Whit- 
comb,  who,  entering  in  May  1892,  had  been  with  us 
but  little  more  than  a  year.  Miss  W.  had  been  a 
life-long  member  of  the  Methodist  Society,  and  her 
funeral   took   place  from  the  Methodist  church  on 


the  afternoon  of  the  14th  June.  Services  were 
previously  held  at  the  Home  by  the  Methodist  min- 
ister, Rev.  Mr.  Williams,  who  took  occasion  to  speak 
in  highest  terms  of  commendation  of  our  Church 
Home,  which  had  been  such  a  home  of  rest — a  real 
Christian  home,  to  Miss  Whitcomb,  during  the  last 
year  of  her  life. 

In  October,  our  death  list  closes  with  the  death  of 
Miss  Olive  Elizabeth  Canfield,  the  pitiable  melan- 
choliac  who  for  five  years  had  been  with  us,  without 
one  ray  of  hope  or  brightness  illuminating  her 
darkened  soul.  It  is  to  be  hoped,  that  in  the  joy  of 
her  Lord  she  found  the  light  and  brightness  which 
had  so  long  been  denied  her  on  earth. 

It  will  be  seen  from  the  above  that  it  has  been 
literally  true  of  the  Home  this  year  that  "  Death  has 
had  all  seasons  for  his  own  " — each  one  of  them 
being  marked  by  the  removal  of  one  of  the  inmates. 
These  removals  have  caused  quite  a  diminution  in 
our  numbers,  so  that  at  present,  we  count  only 
twelve. 

The  domestic  affairs  of  the  Home  are  in  the  hands 
of  the  same  Matron,  Mrs.  Gregory,  who  has  served 
us  so  long  and  faithfully,  and  they  are  managed  as 
admirably  as  ever. 

The  cases  of  sickness,  during  the  year,  have  been 
unusually  great,  and  the  young  physician.  Dr.  Louis 
B.  Bishop,  who  has  attended  them,  has  won  golden 
opinions  for  his  faithfulness  and  skill. 

The  annual  reception  took  place  as  usual,  and 
was  attended  by  a  large  number  of  visitors  and 
remembered    by  liberal    donations.      Besides  these 


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there  are  monthly  donations  made  by  the  monthly 
visitors  and  other  members  of  the  parish,  which  add 
greatly  to  the  comfort  of  the  inmates. 

In  May,  they  were  made  glad  by  the  bountiful 
dinner  provided  for  them  by  Mrs.  Josephine  E.  S. 
Porter  in  remembrance  of  her  mother's  (Mrs.  Shef- 
field's) birthday.  It  is  a  day  much  to  be  remem- 
bered by  them,  and  keeps  alive  their  grateful  feelings 
towards  her  who  was  their  life-long  benefactress  and 
friend.  A  gift  of  plants  for  each  room,  accompanied 
the  good  things  of  the  table,  and  remained  as  a 
fragrant  memory,  after  the  pleasures  of  the  table 
were  over. 

Easter  was  made  very  bright  at  the  Home,  this 
year  by  many  tokens  of  kindly  interest  received  by 
the  inmates,  and  by  the  lovely  flowers  that  were  sent 
by  Trinity  Church  to  every  one  of  them  ;  but  it  was 
more  especially  blessed  in  the  administration  by  the 
Chaplain,  Rev.  Mr.  Scoville,  of  the  Holy  Com- 
munion to  all  who  were  not  able  to  go  out  to  receive 
it,  comforting  those  who  in  their  declining  years  so 
greatly  need  such  comfort,  with  the  assurance  of  His 
blessing  Who  is  the  Resurrection  and  the  Life. 

We  cannot  close  our  Report  without  making 
grateful  mention  of  the  gentlemen  of  the  Press, 
who  have  furnished  the  inmates  with  their  paper. 
For  many  years — it  is  now  more  than  twenty — the 
Daily  Palladium  has  been  left  regularly  at  the  door, 
bringing  glimpses  of  the  outside  world  to  the  some- 
what secluded  lives  of  those  within,  and  causing 
them  to  hail  with  joy  its  appearance.  It  is  passed 
from  room  to  room  and  eagerly  read  by  one  and  all 


Treasurer's  Report,  1893. 


Interest  on  Permanent  Fund,            .            .  $816.54 

Annual  subscriptions,       .            .            .  290.00 

Board  of  inmates,       ....  982.61 

Balance  from  last  year,     .            .            .  275.37 


$2 

,364.52 

Expenditures. 

Family  expenses,     . 

.       $1 

,271.36 

Matron's  salary 

300.00 

Gas  and  water. 

. 

110.40 

Coal,        ..... 

219.30 

Plumbing  and  repairs, 

• 

72.03 

Balance  on  hand. 

39143 

$2,364.52 


Subscribers  to  the  Home 

For  1893. 


Mrs.  C.  W.  Baldwin,    .     .  $50 

Mrs.  S.  A.  Bassett,  ...  5 

Mrs.  William  Beebe,    .     .  5 

Miss  Emily  Betts,    ...  5 
Mrs,  William  W.  Boardman,  25 

Mrs.  T.  H.  Bishop, ...  5 

Miss  Julia  Booth,     ...  5 

Miss  Mary  L.  Booth,    .     .  5 

Mrs.  George  A.  Butler,     .  5 

Mrs.  Massena  Clark,    .     .  5 

Mrs.  Mary  J.  Daggett,       .  5 

Mrs.  Denning  Duer,     .     .  5 

Misses  Edwards,      ...  15 

Miss  E.  A.  Eld,  ....  5 

Mrs.  Richard  M.  Everit,  .  5 

Mrs.  William  W.  Farnam,  10 

Miss  Foster, 5 

Mrs.  S.  L.  Galpin,    ...  15 

Mrs.  C.  E.  Graves,  ...  5 


Miss  S.  G.  Hotchkiss,  . 
Mrs.  J.  Hiller,     .     .     . 
Miss  Hillhouse,  .     .     . 
Mrs.  William  H.  Law, 
Mrs.  C.  P.  Lineaweaver, 
Miss  Linzee,    .... 
Mrs.  M.  A.  Mansfield, 
Mrs.  George  B.  Martin, 
Mrs.  Willis  E.  Miller, 
Mrs.  F.  A.  Monson, 
Miss  S.  A.  Morse,    . 
Miss  Orton,     .     .     . 
Mr.  John  H.  Phillips, 
Mrs.  J.  B.  Robertson, 
Mrs.  Maria  N.  Taylor, 
Mrs.  George  H.  Tuttle, 
Mrs.  Lizzie  Ward,    .     . 
Mrs.  C.  P.  Wurts,    .     . 


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